Background
Routliffe was born in New Zealand while her parents, Robert Routliffe and Catherine MacLennan, were on an around-the-world sailing adventure.
Routliffe was born in New Zealand while her parents, Robert Routliffe and Catherine MacLennan, were on an around-the-world sailing adventure.
She reached a career high Women's Tennis Association singles ranking of Number. 591 on October 22, 2012 and a career high junior rank of Number. 17 on January 21, 2013.
She is currently studying at the University of Alabama and is part of their tennis team since September 2013.
They stayed there four years before returning to Canada. She has two sisters Tara and Tess.
She made the move to Montreal in September 2011 to train at the National Training Centre and stayed there until 2013. 2010-2011
229 Alizé Lim in the second round.
She reached her second straight 50K doubles quarterfinals in Toronto the next week.
She made later that month the doubles final of the G1 in Beaulieu-sur-Mer. 2012
Routliffe lost in the first round in singles at the junior French Open and Wimbledon, but reached the quarterfinals in doubles at Wimbledon. In August, she was awarded a wildcard in the qualifying draw at the Rogers Cup and made it to the second round.
She made the doubles final of the G1 in Repentigny in September.
She was defeated in the first round in singles of the junior United States Open, but reached the quarterfinals in doubles. Routliffe also reached two doubles quarterfinals in October at the International Tennis Federation 50,000 tournaments in Saguenay and Toronto respectively.
2013
Routliffe lost in the first round in singles of the junior Australian Open, but made the quarterfinals in doubles for her third straigh Grand Slam. In February, she reached her first professional doubles final at the International Tennis Federation $25,000 tournament in Launceston.
Routliffe reached in May her second professional doubles final at the International Tennis Federation $10,000 in Santa Margherita di Pula, but was defeated by locals Martina Caregaro and Anna Floris.
She was defeated in the first round in singles and the second round in doubles at the junior French Open. At the beginning of July, Routliffe made it to the semifinals in doubles at the International Tennis Federation 50K Cooper Challenger. 2014-2015
At the International Tennis Federation 25K in Granby a week later, she reached, again with Zhao, the third professional doubles final of her career.
They were supposed to face Hiroko Kuwata and Riko Sawayanagi for the title, but had to withdraw before the final because of an injury.
In July 2015, Routliffe reached the doubles final in Granby for the second straight year, this time with Laura Robson, but was once again defeated. They were defeated in the first round by sixth seeds Raquel Kops-Jones and Abigail Spears.
Doubles: 4 (4 runners-up).
Routliffe is a two-time National Collegiate Athletic Association doubles champion with Maya Jansen for the 2014 and 2015 seasons. In October 2010, Routliffe won the doubles title at the G4 in Burlington. She won her first junior singles title at the same tournament a year later. In October 2011, she reached the quarterfinals in both singles and doubles at the International Tennis Federation $50,000 in Saguenay, with a win over then World Number. She won in April 2012 the singles and doubles titles at the G2 in Cap-d"Ail. She won the doubles title at the GB1 in Tulsa along compatriot Carol Zhao thanks to a victory over Charlotte Petrick and Denise Starr. She won in August the gold medal in singles at the Canada Summer Games in Sherbrooke. In August 2015, Routliffe and partner Maya Jansen won the United States Open National Playoffs in doubles and were awarded a wildcard for the main draw.
